After clearly reading the contents of the stone tablet left by the Uchiha ancestors with her Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, Madara fell into utter despair.
"What should I do? How can I tell Hashirama? No, he'll never be able to accept this."
In the image, a heartbroken Madara left the basement.
Yet just as Madara left...
Black matter began churning on the stone tablet that had stood so quietly, and then a dwarf wearing a conical hat appeared on it.
No features could be seen on his pitch-black face, but his pale yellow eyes carried a triumphant smile.
These events had happened many years ago, so Madara had initially paid them little mind.
But as the black dwarf in the conical hat appeared in the image, her expression immediately changed.
"Who is this? How does he know about the stone tablet left by the Uchiha ancestors?"
Madara stared fixedly at the black dwarf in the conical hat in the image.
Back then, Black Zetsu had been nowhere near as large as he was now. He had also worn a conical hat, with only his black face exposed.
Madara regarded Black Zetsu as the embodiment of her own will, so even now, she did not suspect him.
Yet even though Madara had not begun to suspect Black Zetsu, he was truly panicking.
He stared at himself in the image in disbelief.
"How is this possible?"
Hashirama pointed at Black Zetsu in the image and said to Madara, "Madara, you see? This person is very suspicious."
"Hmph, what does that prove? Only clan members who have awakened the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan can read the first part of the tablet left by the Uchiha ancestors. Even if he's suspicious, there's nothing he could do."
Despite her words, the black dwarf's appearance right after her